2022-12-31-accounts

Trinity Vineyard Church

Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2022

1 Lamb's Passage, London EC1Y 8AB www.stewardship.org.uk

TRINITY VINEYARD CHURCH LEGAL & ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE POBox71128 London SE18 9NF GOVERNING DOCUMENT Declaration of Trust dated June 2001 atn8nded July 2012 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1088718 TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING THE CHARITY Paul Bick18y IPastorl Duncan Ho R8b8cca Morris Ron Y8e BANKERS Co-operatlV8 Bank INDEPENDENT EXAMINER Jaitn8e Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB INDEX Page 1 Pages 2-5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Legal & Adtninistrative Details Truste85' Report Ind8P8ndent Exarninerfs R8POrt Rec8iPt5 and Payments Account Statement of A5S8t5 & Liabilities Notes to the Accounts Page 1

Pastors’ Retrospective, 2022

Our vision for Trinity Vineyard Church is that it will work like a heart – drawing people towards the life-changing love of God and then sending them to share that love with their families, friends, neighbours, and colleagues.

Following our move to Woolwich in early 2020, there is a feeling of gradually moving through the gears: we continue to build on what has already happened, but picking up momentum and doing new things as we sense God’s call.

While there was an inevitable focus on forming teams to facilitate worship and formation, we didn’t want to ‘let up’ in our focus on serving our neighbourhoods. Not only did existing projects continue, but we broke new ground by developing a youth drop-in Woolwich town centre. Our aim was to provide a safe space for non-churched young people to come on a Friday afternoon, following a tragic stabbing of a teenage boy directly outside our Sunday venue.

We also focused on building our visibility as a church in Woolwich, giving people the opportunity to explore faith in a way that is meaningful for them. At key points in the year – Mother’s Day, Easter, Summer, and Christmas – we held accessible and well attended events for the wider community. We also started ‘Workers’ Lunch’, an opportunity for a simple lunch and some company for those working from home.

We are thankful to and for our trustees, the TVC leadership team, and fellow disciples of Jesus who have been part of this community now and in the past. We are, most of all, grateful to God for his continued provision and continuing invitation to be part of what he is doing in this part of South East London.

Paul and Becca Bickley September 2023

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

The Trustees are pleased to submit the Report and Accounts for the year.

Aims and Purposes

As a member of Vineyard Churches UK & Ireland (VCUKI), Trinity Vineyard Church exists to extend God ’ s kingdom, everywhere and in every way.

The charitable objects of Trinity Vineyard Church are:

a) The advancement of the Christian faith in accordance with the VCUKI Statement of Faith, Values, Priorities, Practices and Leadership Standards;

b) The relief of the poor and needy, the sick and elderly in Greenwich and Lewisham and in such other parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Trustees may from time to time think fit;

c) The furtherance of religious or secular public education;

d) Such other charitable objects and for the benefit of such other charitable bodies and institutions as the Trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.

In planning the activities, the Trustees have applied the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.

In the pursuit of its aims and purposes, Trinity Vineyard ’ s life focuses around three things – seeking transformation in Christ, building authentic community, and declaring and demonstrating the kingdom. We cover each in turn below.

Seeking transformation in Christ

Our Sunday gathering finally achieved some post-Covid stability – this despite moving out of the temporary Tramshed space, into another temporary venue, before finally locating to the refurbished Tramshed in November.

We sought to create new spaces where people could deepen faith and fellowship. We restarted a mid-week home group meeting. Our aim in the first instance was simply to gather people around a meal – the group was organically dubbed “Gastro Church” and attended by up to 16 people per week. In October, we took a group of 12 people on a day-long retreat at Malling Abbey in Kent.

We were pleased to baptise four people in August – a high point of the year.

Building authentic community

Other midweek gatherings – learning communities, prayer meetings, prayer walks, and online communion – continued throughout the year. There were numerous socials and welcome events over the year. We also ran a pre-marriage course for couples both inside and outside the church with a course format accessible to those with and without Christian faith (we saw two couples from the church marry).

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Declaring and demonstrating the kingdom

We continued in membership of Greenwich Citizens, the borough alliance of Citizens UK (with Paul serving as co-chair). We engaged in work around the local elections, seeing the leader of the Greenwich Council attend an ‘accountability assembly’ to respond to our concerns and campaigns. Our key campaigns were welcoming borough/Borough of Sanctuary, and prospective affordable housing/community land trust [CLT] in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. There was a particular success for the CLT as we learned that our network, in collaboration with London CLT, had been awarded the opportunity to develop two sites of affordable housing in Greenwich.

Our English Club, hosted by Foxfield School, continued throughout the year. During the sessions the aim is to provide an opportunity to practice English, but also to build friendships, see people grow in confidence and engage more with their wider community. This year we had 60 different participants from 27 different countries. We also received a £5000 grant from the local council in support of the club.

In 2021, the church had been invited by Foxfield Primary school to help develop a prayer space. This continued in 2022, attended by over 50 children with volunteers from TVC. Becca Bickley also continued to lead a weekly prayer session for staff at the school.

Trinity Vineyard Church organised a Christmas collection, donating 35 food bags, each with an addition food voucher, to those with no recourse to public funds. These were distributed through LRMN at the Woolwich migrant hub.

Finally, following incidents of serious youth violence in Woolwich, we began to sense a calling to provide a safe space for young people in the area. We engaged other local charities and leaders through a stakeholder meeting. In November 2022 volunteers went out into the town centre on Fridays between 3 and 5 to engage young people and advertise a Friday afternoon drop-in. During December 2022 we opened the Tramshed foyer space (donated by the Tramshed for free) for the young people to come in, get some food and tell us what they would want a drop-in to provide. Three sessions were attended by 17, 25 and 15 young people. The drop-in launched in January 2023, with support from Greenwich Youth for Christ and Tramshed, and was attended by growing numbers of young people.

Staffing

Paid staff hours in 2022 were 45 (Becca Bickley 26.25/Paul Bickley 18.75).

Members of the church give a large number of volunteer hours.

Financial Review

Our main source of funds continues to come through voluntary donations from members of the church with occasional small gifts from other individuals. Members typically make monthly contributions to both unrestricted and specific reserved funds. All income is used for church related activities at both a local and national level.

In 2022 we received a £5000 Community Innovation Grant from Greenwich Council in support of the English Club.

Our main costs have been incurred through staffing, hire or Sunday venue, and outreach projects, in line with the objects of the organisation. To help keep costs down, staffing is currently arranged on a part-time basis.

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Reserves Policy

To allow for fluctuating financial income, the charity has a policy to keep in reserve £30,900 which is equivalent to three months of all expenditure plus a further three months staff costs to allow the church to adapt to any changes in the income or expenditure of the church.

Risk Statement

The Trustees have reviewed the risks to which the charity is exposed. Appropriate procedures are in place to identify, monitor and review these risks on a regular basis. Other major risks are managed through accounting services, adequate insurance (including PLI), and the support of and training from the safeguarding consultancy Thirtyone:eight.

Trustees’ Responsibilities

Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for each accounting year that record the receipts and payments of the charity for the year.

We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable us to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011.

We also have a responsibility to safeguard the assets of the charity and to take reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other irregularities.

Approval

This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

P Bickley -- Trustee (Chair)

Date: 05 October 2023

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TRINITY VINEYARD CHURCH I report to the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts ol Trinity Vineyard Church I'the charily'l lor the year ended 31 December 2022 on pages 7 to 9 following. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees ol the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the 2011 Act'}. I report in respect ol my examination of the charity s accounts Carried out under section 145 01 the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect= accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 01 the 2011 Act,. or 2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Jaimée Young Stewardship 1 Lamb's Passage LONDON EC1Y 8AB Dale.. 06 October 2023 Page 6

TRINITY VINEYARD CHURCH RECEIPTS NIID PAYMEpifs ACCOUNT FOR THE YENJI ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Unresirieted Funds General Designated Funds Funds Restricted Funds 2022 2021 Notes IncoJJJe rece￿ts Donations and grants Girt aid receipts Investment Income 65.872 16.003 5,000 70,872 16,003 54,801 4,586 53 rolBlrecelpts 59 440 Paymenls Payments lo charitable aetivilies undertaken directly 71,892 71,892 57,468 aetivilies undertaken by others 6,789 6,789 5,461 ToIBlpaYn￿nls 78.681 78,681 62,929 Nel ol receipts / Ipaymentsl before 3,212 5,000 8,212 13,4891 Transfers belween funds Net movemenl in funds 3.212 5,000 8,212 13,4891 Cash funds as al lasi year end 40.936 790 41,726 45,215 eash funds at this yearend 44.148 5,790 49,938 41,726 The notes on page 9 form part ol these accounts. Page 7

TRINrrY VINEYARD CHURCH STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEIABER 2022 Unreslricled Funds General Designated funds funds Reslricled lund5 2022 2021 Notes A Cash funds Cash al bank wlh immediate access Notice deposits 44.148 5,790 49,938 15.280 26.446 41,726 44,148 49,9J8 B Other monetary assets Gift aid due lo charity 3.947 3,947 7.105 C Liabilitie5 Falling due wilhin on2 year Pension due Fee lor Independent Examination Accrued expenses 364 900 2.313 364 900 2,313 870 2.793 D Assets retained for charity's own use Value 2022 Vaue 2021 Equipment 19,394 17.944 17.944 The trustees have used insurance vaue5 as the ITuslees are unable to reliably e51imale C￿￿ent values,. insurance values may differ materially from current values. The aceounls ￿ere approved by the Iru51ee5 and signed on their behalf by.. Paul B￿kleY Dale.. 05 October 2023 The notes on page 9 form part ol these aecounl5. Page 8

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